Excerpts from the study of Luke by Chuck Missler
26] And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 29] And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30] And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. 31] And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 32] He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: 33] And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Jesus will reign on the throne of David forever. No end.
Five Key Predictions
1. He will be great.
2. He will be called the Son of the Most High. The Septuagint often used the term “Most High” ( hupsistos) to translate the Hebrew [, ‘elyown (Gen 14:18-22, et al). Mary could not have missed the significance of that terminology. The fact that her Baby was to be called the “Son of the Most High” pointed to His equality with YHWH.
In Semitic thought a son was a “carbon copy” of his father, and the phrase “son of” was often used to refer to one who possessed his “father’s” qualities (e.g. the “son of wickedness” in Ps 89:22 means a wicked person).
3. He will be given the throne of His father David. Jesus, as David’s descendant, will sit on David’s throne when He reigns in the Millennium (2 Sam 7:16; Ps 89:3-4, 28-29; Isa 9:1-7; 11-12; 61; 66; Jer 33). This is profoundly significant: the Throne of David did not exist during His earthly ministry and has yet to be fulfilled literally. Today He is on His Father’s throne in heaven (Acts 2:29-36), not on David’s throne. Many churches attempt to dodge the implications of this—and the myriad of Old Testament prophecies regarding a literal earthly rule—a view known as “Amillennialism.”
4. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. Jesus’ reign over the nation Israel as her King will begin in the Millennium and continue on into the eternal state.
5. His kingdom will never end. These promises must have immediately reminded Mary of the promise of YHWH to David (2 Sam 7:13-16). David understood the prophecy as referring not only to his immediate son (Solomon) who would build the temple, but also to the future Son who would rule forever. David stated that YHWH had spoken of the distant future (2 Sam 7:19).
The Virgin birth was literal; David’s throne will be literal. The resurrection of Jesus Christ proves the Virgin Birth. Once you can prove the resurrection of Christ, then everything else comes together.